PT-2008-3981 · Z Blogphp · Blogphp

Published 2008-06-03 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-2524

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BlogPHP version 2.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and post messages or comments as an arbitrary user. This is achieved by modifying the blogphp username field in a cookie.

Recommendations For BlogPHP version 2.0, consider restricting access to authentication mechanisms until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the blogphp username field in cookies to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2524

Affected Products

Blogphp

References · 5

• http://secunia.com/advisories/30165 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2524 · Security Note
• http://davidsopas.com/soapbox/blogphp.txt · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42372 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29133 · Note